Defense attorney seeks continuance to hire his own expert to analyze fingerprint confirming Justin Bloxom was in his accused murderer's taxi cab.

4:11 PM,
Jan. 28, 2014

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The revelation Monday that a fingerprint lifted four years ago from an accused murderer's taxi cab has been confirmed as a match to his alleged victim threatens to derail a capital murder trial scheduled next week.

A hearing is set for 10 a.m. Wednesday in DeSoto District Court for District Judge Robert Burgess to decide if a motion filed today by defense attorney Daryl Gold warrants a continuation of the first-degree murder trial of Brian Horn, 37, of Keachi.

Until Monday, there had been no direct evidence putting homicide victim Justin M. Bloxom, 12, of Stonewall, inside the cab driven by ...